W poszukiwaniu sensu cierpienia. Dialog interdyscyplinarny

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION - Antoni BARTOSZEK 11
CHAPTER I MEDICINE AND PSYCHOLOGY IN THE PROCESS
OF DISCOVERING A DEEPENED DIMENSION
OF SUFFERING 27
1. Jadwiga PYSZKOWSKA: Human suffering in the end-of-life
phase 27
2. Krystyna de WALDEN-GALUSZKO: Freedom and suffering
in psychological perspective 33
3. Zbigniew BOHDAN: Children in illness. Could adults learn
anything from a suffering child? 39
CHAPTER II THE SEARCH FOR THE MEANING OF SUFFERING
IN THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS 53
1. Antoni BARTOSZEK: The Buddhist approach to the existence
of suffering as a call to enter the path to perfection 53
2. Antoni BARTOSZEK: Suffering in Islam as a call to submit
to God's will 63
3. Grzegorz WITA: The moral-religious nature of suffering
in the African traditional religions 70
CHAPTER III THE STRUGGLE WITH THE REALITY OF SUFFERING
IN PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHT 89
1. Barbara CHYROWICZ: How to understand pain and suffering 89
2. Krzysztof WIECZOREK: Does philosophy explain the nature
of suffering? 98
3. Marek WÓJTOWICZ: Sacrifice as the essence of suffering
- M. Scheler and V.E. Frankl's philosophical conceptions 110
4. Anna GRZEGORCZYK: Edith Stein 's joyful science of the cross 123
CHAPTER IV THE MYSTERY OF SUFFERING IN A THEOLOGICAL
DIMENSION 139
1. Wacław BOREK: Teaching from the cross „My God, my God,
why have you forsaken me?" (Mk 15,34) as a universal lesson
for anyone suffering 139
2. Jacek KEMPA: Some comments on the depictions of Christ's
suffering in Christian teaching on salvation 151
3. Grzegorz STRZELCZYK: About the suffering of God. A voice
in the discussion 166
4. Piotr MORCINIEC: The meaning of suffering or the quality of life?
John Paul IT's teaching on fundamental values 181